Why change the system?

Porque Cambiar el Sistema y por qué Ahora?

Advocates for Ranked Choice Voting argue that it promotes candidates who are able to obtain broader support than plurality elections (the current system), since the winning candidate typically has strong first-choice support and also receives a high number of second and third-place votes. RCV is also intended to give voters more choice, rather than limiting them to only supporting one candidate.

Why change the system, and why change it now?

Porque Cambiar el Sistema y por qué Ahora?

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Republic Wool winter Pullover Boutique Banana Sweater How do I fill out a Ranked Choice ballot?

Como se llena la boleta para la Votación por Rango?

Ranked Choice Voting is easy! Instead of choosing just one candidate, you can rank them all, from your first choice to your last.

Find the name of your first choice and completely fill in the oval next to their name in the “1st Choice” column. Then find the name of your second choice, and fill in the oval next to their name in the “2nd Choice” column. Continue until you have ranked all the candidates you choose to rank.

What if I don’t want to rank all the candidates?

Que hago si no quiero elegir a todos los candidatos por rango?

We encourage voters to rank the full range of candidates. If you choose not to do that, your ballot may not be counted in later rounds if your top candidates are eliminated and the lower positions are left blank. These are called “exhausted ballots.”

Does my vote get counted if I rank my favorite choice in every position?

Banana Wool Boutique winter Republic Pullover Sweater Your vote will count only once for that candidate, so it doesn’t help your candidate’s chances of winning. If voting goes to later rounds, your ballot won’t count once your vote is repeated.

What happens if I make a mistake with my ballot?

Que pasa si cometo algun error en mi boleta?

Mistakes happen, so if you make one, don’t be shy! Tell a poll worker and they will help you get a new ballot printed. The vote-reading machine will also recognize some of the most common errors and give you the option to “spoil” that ballot and get a new one, or cast your ballot as-is if you choose to.

How are ranked choice ballots counted?

Como son contadas las boletas por Preferencia de Rango?

To win a ranked choice election, a candidate must receive at least a majority of total votes counted. A majority is 50% of the total, plus one vote.

After all the votes are in on Election Day, counters will tally first-choice votes. If no candidate wins a majority based on first-choice votes, the candidate with the lowest number of votes is eliminated, and the second choices on that candidate’s ballots are awarded those votes.

Wool Sweater winter Banana Pullover Boutique Republic Votes are re-calculated, and if one candidate gets a majority, they are declared the winner. If not, we repeat the process. The candidate in last place is eliminated, and the second choice on those ballots is awarded those votes. If the second choice on those ballots has already been eliminated, the third choice is counted, and so on.

The process is repeated until one candidate reaches a majority and is declared the winner.